Santiago Gómez
Personal information
Full name Santiago Gómez Realpe[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998
Place of birth Pasto, Nariño, Colombia[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo Pasto
Number 15
Youth career
EdF Club Javeriano
2016 Patriotas Boyacá
2017 Dragon Force Bogotá
2018 Deportivo Pasto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Deportivo Pasto 0 (0)
2020 Atlántico 4 (2)
2022– Deportivo Pasto 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Santiago Gómez Realpe (born 27 May 1998) is a Colombian footballer currently playing as a right-back for Deportivo Pasto.

Early life

Gómez was born in Pasto in the Nariño Department of Colombia to Giraldo Gómez, a former amateur footballer who played in Sandoná, also in the Nariño Department.[2] As a child, Gómez studied at the Liceo de la Universidad de Nariño, where he also played football.[2]

Club career

Having played football since the age of four with his cousins on local pitches, Gómez's first club in organised football was the Escuela de Fútbol Club Javeriano, where he stayed until the age of fifteen.[2] He was a contestant on Colombian television show Sueño Fútbol, broadcast on RCN Televisión in 2016. Having finished in the top twenty-two players, he was offered contracts at both Patriotas Boyacá and Deportivo Pasto, joining the former in mid-2016.[2][3] He was later approached by an affiliate of Portuguese club Porto in Bogotá, where Sueño Fútbol had taken place.[2]

In 2018 he was signed by Deportivo Pasto, and having initially played for their under-20 squad, he was promoted to the first team mid-way through his first season.[2] He was named once on the bench during his time with the club, in a Categoría Primera A fixture against his previous club, Patriotas Boyacá, though he did not feature.

The following year, having left Deportivo Pasto, he travelled to the Dominican Republic, and eventually signed with Liga Dominicana de Fútbol side Atlántico. The 2020 campaign was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic; scheduled to start in March, it was postponed until 9 October. Having made his debut on 18 October, Gómez scored his first goal for the club a week later on 25 October, the only goal in a 1–0 win against Cibao; having come on as a late substitute for Welkin Luis, he received the ball inside the penalty area two minutes later from compatriot Over García, before scoring past Cibao goalkeeper Miguel Lloyd.[4] His second goal for the club came on 7 November: the third of a 3–0 win against Jarabacoa.[5]

He returned to Colombia in 2021, and asked Deportivo Pasto manager Flabio Torres if he could train with the club.[2] After spending over a year on trial, including being involved in the first team's pre-season preparations, he was offered a contract in July 2022.[2][6][7] He made his first appearance for the club on 15 September of the same year, playing ninety minutes in a 2–0 away loss to Deportivo Cali.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 August 2023.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Pasto 2018 Categoría Primera A 00000000
Atlántico 2020 LDF 42000042
Deportivo Pasto 2022 Categoría Primera A 10000010
2023 00000000
Total 10000010
Career total 52000052
Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Santiago Gómez at WorldFootball.net
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Santiago Gómez, su pasión por el fútbol: impronta de su padre" [Santiago Gómez, his passion for soccer: imprint of his father]. periodico.udenar.edu.co (in Spanish). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
    3. ↑ Córdoba, Miguel (15 May 2016). "Futbolista nariñense se vinculó con el Patriotas" [Soccer player from Nariño linked up with the Patriotas]. informativodelguaico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
    4. ↑ Córdoba, Miguel (29 October 2020). "Futbolista nariñense marcó su primer gol en la Liga Dominicana" [Footballer from Nariño scored his first goal in the Dominican League]. informativodelguaico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
    5. ↑ "O&M y Cibao avanzaron a semifinales del fútbol dominicano" [O&M and Cibao advanced to the semifinals of Dominican soccer]. lasuperdiscoteca.com (in Spanish). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
    6. ↑ "Santiago Gómez es Volcánico" [Santiago Gómez is Volcánico]. deportivopastooficial.com (in Spanish). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
    7. ↑ Córdoba, Miguel (4 July 2022). "Santiago Gómez jugará con el Deportivo Pasto" [Santiago Gómez will play with Deportivo Pasto]. informativodelguaico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
    8. ↑ Santiago Gómez at Soccerway
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